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Both Martin Keown and Paul Ince came to that conclusion when assessing the incident on BBC One's Match of the Day .

Smith was shown a straight red card by Kevin Friend , and will serve a three-match ban starting against Wolves on Tuesday, after catching Newcastle's new signing Miguel Almiron in only the 20th minute at St James' Park.

Goals by Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez gave Newcastle the points and, noting that Jan Siewert had become only the fourth Premier League manager to lose his first four games, host Gary Lineker said the Smith dismissal was the turning point.

Former Arsenal defender Keown agreed.

"Twenty minutes into the game and you do something like this, there are absolutely no complaints," said Keown.

"He nearly takes the new signing out completely - he is lucky to get up from that.

"It's wild, it's reckless, out of control and it gives the referee no option but to send him off."

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Asked if he agreed, Ince commented: "It was a little bit naughty to be fair.

"He just goes over the top and it's not like Tommy Smith, I know Tommy Smith and he is not that way inclined.